Homer Croy, West of the Water Tower, first UK edition, 1923
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Homer Croy, West of the Water Tower, first UK edition, 1923

[Croy (Homer)] West of the Water Tower

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London, John Long, 1923.

First UK edition. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.

A rather stunning first UK of this famous account of Missouri life. Although Croy was primarily a humorist, this is a serious, realistic novel in the vein of Theodore Dreiser and Thomas Hardy.

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Minor light spotting to preliminary and terminal leaves, but overall a remarkably good copy in similarly wonderful jacket.

Jacket artwork by Frank Marston.

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